<p>Many communities in my state are forming neighborhood watch programs, for it will deter criminals.</p>
<p>(a) programs, for it will deter
(b) programs, in which it will deter
(c) programs that will deter
(d) programs for the deterrence of
(e) programs being able to deter</p>
<p>Why is it C and not D? I chose D because it expresses the idea of purpose while C expresses result, and the sentence seems to be explaining why the programs were instituted. True, C is a bit less wordy, but there’s nothing wrong with D and it seems to capture the meaning of the sentence better (at least to me).</p>
<p>You already answered you’re question, its because D is wordy. And that is reason enough for the CB to not like it. That is the trend.</p>
<p>Moreover, C does not seem to be excluding the purpose, the purpose can easily be implied from C. </p>
<p>After you do many problems like this, you will see what CB wants and you must differentiate that from what would be (or you think would be) the more perfect answer. In reality, it doesn’t matter what’s right, it matters what they think is right. Start thinking like them (although don’t completely let loose about nuances) and you will see yourself spotting the right answer fast.</p>
<p>The College Board is kind of weird like that… I also think that D makes more sense in terms of what I believe it’s trying to say. But if two answers look correct, always choose the more terse one.</p>